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General Discussion / Re: Spa 24 Hours

« on: June 29, 2006, 09:56:33 am »

Yeah really bad planning on my part.  If the sprog arrives early I may be able to sneak out for a last minute racing fix as all the female members of the family will be round ours clucking like mother hens! (So plenty of help on hand for the missus)

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General Discussion / Re: Spa 24 Hours

« on: June 29, 2006, 01:56:18 am »

I dunno about knuckle draggers we didn't stay around long enough to find out!!

We'd got into a bit of a euro camping groove, we'd been on a site in Epernay for a few days and then the campsite at Spa and had got used to nice quiet campsites and then the Brits turned up in a group with their fairy lights and four wheel drives. 

In reality it's probably no different to the way we're perceived when we turn up at Le Mans but we'd got used to the campsite being nice and quiet and going to sleep with the noise of the river not the noise of someone's music! 

Oh BTW - my car got eaten by a rat or a rodent of some sort - they are quite partial to the recycled rubber that Saab make their hoses out of! 

Must have been something else then a rat, bigger with a fury tail, when they run it looks like a litte wave passing by, we call them marters, and they eat car rubber and electrical wires

Nice, remind me to look out for them next time!!  The Saab dealer in Liege who fixed it found it quite amusing and said that they fit their new cars with electrical senders that emit a high frequency which puts them off!   I haven't managed to find one in the UK to go on the car so fingers crossed for this time!!    I'm always careful about putting away old food and bins so not to attract the wildlife - this time I might just put it all out for them in the hope they leave the car alone!! 

M3desmo - what was the campsite like over the weekend last year - were you on the main site or on the camping field with the play area in it? 

Piglet

The atmosphere in the campsite was great over the weekend. Didn't come into contact with many other Brits but the Danes, Dutch, Belgians and Germans etc were all good for a laugh at the bar/terrace on the Friday night (despite the pouring rain). We were at the circuit all Saturday night but would imagine it was much the same as Friday. We were camped in the section near the kids playground and had no problems.  I think this area is used only as an overflow to cope with the higher demand but if you end up there, I would recommend trying to get a pitch on the left side of the site as there is nice plush grass there, whereas the pitches under the trees on the right are gravel and closer to the access lane which can get a bit muddy when it rains which it will at some point in the weekend!!

Just wish I was able to go this year again, but the imminent arrival of sprog no2 has put paid to this. The missus was not impressed by my suggestion that she could call a cab to get to the hospital if he/she decided to arrive when I was at the race!

Will definitely be back for another installment next year though.

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General Discussion / Re: Spa 24 Hours

« on: June 27, 2006, 03:50:34 pm »

We stayed at the same campsite as mentioned above last year (http://www.eaurouge.nl/) - arriving in the pouring rain on the Friday.  Camping was very cheap and the facilities weren't bad. The atmosphere was friendly with a great little bar/terrace out front to enjoy the Belgian beer.  We left our tents for the entire race (staying at the circuit the whole night) and returned on the Sunday afternoon and all our equipment had remained undisturbed - nothing nicked.  A big advantage of staying at this site is that you have showers and toilets - most of the others are just camping in a field with the odd portaloo dotted about.

You can walk to the circuit from the site (or cycle).  We bought a parking pass for the lot near Eau Rouge (can be purchased at the welcome centre on the left as you approach the village of Francorchamps). One of the best things about Spa is that you can walk round the entire circuit, giving plenty of 'catch-fence-free' photo opportunities - just make sure that you take waterproofs and an umbrella as it is virtually guaranteed to rain!!

Can't make it myself this year as the missus is due to pop sprog no2 around this time (bad planning on my part me thinks) but to any of you who have not been and are thinking of going - just do it - you will definitely enjoy a great race weekend at what is one of the best tracks in the world.

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2007 and earlier / Re: 4 x Maison Blanche, 4 x Bleu Nord, 30 x General Admission

« on: June 08, 2006, 09:58:24 am »

Obviously JB must have some inside knowledge in finding those elusive rocking horses!!

Typical isn't it - you wait all day for a bus and then two come along at once.

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2007 and earlier / Re: Seafrance crossing for sale!

« on: June 06, 2006, 10:41:14 pm »

I have called SeaFrance and they say that only certain tickets can be exchanged (I assume that you have checked that your ticket is transferable).
I am very interested in your ticket but will need to make the necessary arrangements as soon as possible. If your ticket cannot be transferred then I will need to make a new booking as there are not many crossings still available.  Please send me a PM to discuss.

Cheers
Greg

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2007 and earlier / Re: Seafrance crossing for sale!

« on: June 06, 2006, 07:02:52 pm »

Yes I'm definitely interested!

What is the process for transferring the ticket to me?

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2007 and earlier / Re: Seafrance crossing for sale!

« on: June 06, 2006, 03:22:01 pm »

Is this crossing still for sale or have you cancelled already?